A dog is expressing gratitude to the firefighter who saved his life after a bizarre incident in New Hampshire, United States, last month.
According to fire officials, Ziggy the dog was playing outside when he sliced his leg on a solar light that was hidden behind the snow. Ziggy was being watched by a dog sitter while his owners were on vacation. When she noticed that he was bleeding profusely, she began to take him to the veterinarian.
However, the dog sitter made the decision to visit a Campton-Thornton fire station and ring the doorbell to assist Ziggy as his bleeding worsened. In order to save Ziggy, first responder Mark Roland, Lt. Basil Sole, and firefighter and EMT Paul Spring collaborated there.
“Roland quickly applied pressure to the wound to stop the bleed, while Spring worked to fashion a tourniquet from gauze and other bandaging supplies,” according to the fire department. “Once the bleeding was controlled, Ziggy was loaded back into the car and transported to a local animal hospital.”
Ziggy had hours of surgery to fix a cut artery, tendons, and nerves after arriving at the animal hospital.
During a recent visit, the department posted pictures of Ziggy jumping up and licking Spring’s face while still sporting a bandage on his left hind leg.
